Andy Burnham MP has praised the families and friends of the Hillsborough victims, saying "you have made your city stronger".

Andy Burnham MP is the Shadow Health Secretary Credit: LFC

Speaking at the 25th anniversary memorial for the tragedy, the Shadow Health Secretary said: "You have taught me more than a lifetime in politics ever could: dignity, courage, humanity. You are truly the best of us."

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Loved ones of those who died in the Hillsborough tragedy have been joined at Liverpool FC's Anfield home by players, club officials and ordinary fans among the 24,000 attending to mark the 25th anniversary.

Members of the public during the screening of the Hillsborough 25th Anniversary Memorial Service Credit: PA

Young fans during the screening of the Hillsborough 25th Anniversary Memorial Service Credit: PA

A minute's silence was held at 3.06pm, the exact moment the match was abandoned while the Hillsborough tragedy unfolded 25 years ago today.

In the city's main streets and shopping centres, public transport also stopped.

A minute's silence held at Anfield. Credit: LFC

Heads bowed, some fans wiped away silent tears as they remembered the scores of lives lost in Britain's worst sporting disaster. The minute's silence ended with a round of applause, as across the city bells tolled 96 times at churches and civic buildings.